Chrissie Tully's story of search for son to feature in 'New York Times'

Chrissie Tully, Loughrea, with her son Patrick Naughton, who helped her fill in the forms for the redress scheme.

The oldest known survivor of the Tuam mother and baby home has revealed how her son had to travel from the UK to Ireland to help the 94-year-old apply for the State's redress scheme.

Christine 'Chrissie' Tully, from Loughrea in Co Galway, was sent to the home after she became pregnant twice outside of marriage, once at 18 and again at 23.